Neil Lomax ranks in the all-time elite tier for quarterbacks — a career that places Lomax in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Lomax a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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245 career value over replacement — #241 all-time of 4,695. 30.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #33 (Rd 2) · STL · 1981 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1981 | 22 | STL | 14 | — | 119 | 236 | 50.4% | 1,575 | 4 | 10 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 59.9 | — | 19 | 104 | 2 | 5.5 | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 23 | STL | 9 | — | 109 | 205 | 53.2% | 1,367 | 5 | 6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 70.1 | — | 28 | 119 | 1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24 | STL | 13 | — | 209 | 354 | 59.0% | 2,636 | 24 | 11 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 92.0 | — | 27 | 127 | 2 | 4.7 | 7.4 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25 | STL | 16 | — | 345 | 560 | 61.6% | 4,614 | 28 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 92.5 | — | 35 | 184 | 3 | 5.3 | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26 | STL | 16 | — | 265 | 471 | 56.3% | 3,214 | 18 | 12 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 79.5 | — | 32 | 125 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27 | STL | 14 | — | 240 | 421 | 57.0% | 2,583 | 13 | 12 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 73.6 | — | 35 | 148 | 1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28 | STL | 12 | — | 275 | 463 | 59.4% | 3,387 | 24 | 12 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 88.5 | — | 29 | 107 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29 | ARI | 14 | — | 255 | 443 | 57.6% | 3,395 | 20 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 86.7 | — | 17 | 55 | 1 | 3.2 | 5.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 108 | — | 1,817 | 3,153 | 57.6% | 22,771 | 136 | 90 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 82.7 | — | 222 | 969 | 10 | 4.4 | 4.5 | — | — | — | |
8 seasons · peak 28.5 in 1984
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
10.4 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1984 · +2.2 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22 | STL | 14 | — | 119 | 236 | 50.4% | 1,575 | 4 | 10 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 59.9 | — | 3.1 |
| 1982 | 23 | STL | 9 | — | 109 | 205 | 53.2% | 1,367 | 5 | 6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 70.1 | — | 7.1 |
| 1983 | 24 | STL | 13 | — | 209 | 354 | 59.0% | 2,636 | 24 | 11 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 92.0 | — | 23.4 |
| 1984 | 25 | STL | 16 | — | 345 | 560 | 61.6% | 4,614 | 28 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 92.5 | — | 28.5 |
| 1985 | 26 | STL | 16 | — | 265 | 471 | 56.3% | 3,214 | 18 | 12 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 79.5 | — | 15.1 |
| 1986 | 27 | STL | 14 | — | 240 | 421 | 57.0% | 2,583 | 13 | 12 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 73.6 | — | 8.9 |
| 1987 | 28 | STL | 12 | — | 275 | 463 | 59.4% | 3,387 | 24 | 12 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 88.5 | — | 25.1 |
| 1988 | 29 | ARI | 14 | — | 255 | 443 | 57.6% | 3,395 | 20 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 86.7 | — | 24.5 |
| Career | 108 | 1,817 | 3,153 | 57.6% | 22,771 | 136 | 90 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 82.7 | — | 135.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 69.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%
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Latest season · 1988 · +1.9 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#29 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)